Who even am I?

I’m Abi, a writer, editor, and creator based in Washington, DC. I’m currently a freelancer, writing articles about local happenings for 730DC and working as a producer for The Opportunist podcast. I also created the podcast We’re Here with Melissa Wade.

A graduate of George Mason University’s MFA program, I’m at work on a collection of essays about growing up Mormon in Utah, and another about loneliness and endemic species. You can find some of my literary writing in The Rumpus, The American Scholar, The Potomac Review, and Psaltery & Lyre, among others.

What is The Epiphanist?

Here, you’ll find ramblings on the environment of motherhood in a burning world. I was terrified to have a child because some projections of climate change’s effects on our planet are quite dire, but I also have hope that we can create a stable and sustainable place for future generations of all living things to thrive. This newsletter will dive into the sun spots of conservation and environmentalism; it will discuss sustainable living in a city with a child, report on my explorations of the world with my daughter, and record my efforts to foster community to make our lives as meaningful and enriching as possible.

These subjects are a pivot from where this newsletter started. In the archives, you’ll find posts about style, ex-Mormon perspectives on life and pop culture, and a few other life deconstructions. I may occasionally revisit these topics when the mood strikes.

The name “The Epiphanist” pays direct homage to my old blog I ran when I was 16 years old. It’s a made-up word (a play on “epiphany”) that I still dig because everything is made up, and I’ll die on that hill. I hope to make up a really fun world for my new little family.

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